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Object details:

Object Name: Ne-20, Naval Air Technical Arsenal, Kugisho Turbojet Engine
Smithsonian Record ID: edanmdm:nasm_A19610121002

	Object Name
	Ne-20, Naval Air Technical Arsenal, Kugisho Turbojet Engine

	Metadata Usage
	Not determined

	Guid
	http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv94dc71470-d3d5-4993-ba18-b93501bda5db

	Data Source
	National Air and Space Museum

	Designer
	Captain Tokiyasu Tanegashima

	Manufacturer
	Naval Air Technical Arsenal, Kugisho

	Physical Description
	Type: Turbojet

	Physical Description
	Thrust: 4,657 N (1,047 lb) at 11,000 rpm

	Physical Description
	Compressor: 8-stage axial

	Physical Description
	Combustor: Annular

	Physical Description
	Turbine: Single-stage axial

	Physical Description
	Weight: 470 kg (1,035 lb)

	Summary
	The Naval Air Technical Arsenal, Kugisho, designed and manufactured the Ne-20 for Japan's first jet aircraft capable of taking off under its own power, the Nakajima Kikka (Orange Blossom). The project was a hurried response to Japan's loss of air superiority at the 1944 Battle of the Marianas. The Ne-20 was an indigenous design, but the German BMW 003 turbojet engine was a major influence.

	Summary
	The first flight of the twin-engine Kikka was on August 7, 1945. Test pilots attempted a second flight before the Japanese surrender on August 15. Only a few of the engines under construction were saved. This one was removed from the second aircraft prototype, which was confiscated by American forces at the end of World War II.

	Country of Origin
	Japan

	Credit Line
	Transferred from the U.S. Navy

	Inventory Number
	A19610121002

	Date
	1945

	Type
	PROPULSION-Turbines (Jet)

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